| Table 13. Population 6 to 24 Years Old who are not Attending School by Reason for not Attending School, | |||||||||
| by Income Stratum and Urban-Rural Residence in the National Capital Region: 2002 | |||||||||
| Reasons for Not Attending School | Income Stratum | ||||||||
| (Percent Distribution) | |||||||||
| Both Income Strata | Lowest 40% | Highest 60% | |||||||
| Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | |
| PHILIPPINES ('000) | 10,215 | 5,786 | 4,429 | 3,758 | 2,321 | 1,437 | 6,456 | 3,465 | 2,991 |
| Schools are very far/no school within the Bgy. | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| No regular transportation | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| High cost of education/can't afford expenses | 23 | 23.3 | 22 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 18.3 |
| Illness/Disability | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Housekeeping | 7.6 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 15.9 |
| Employment/Locking for work | 26.8 | 30.2 | 22.3 | 17.5 | 21.1 | 11.5 | 32.2 | 36.2 | 27.5 |
| Lack of personal interest | 19.2 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 26.3 | 33.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 20.9 | 8.2 |
| Cannot cope with school work | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Finished schooling | 10.1 | 7.1 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 18.8 |
| Others | 7.2 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Urban ('000) | 4,668 | 2,474 | 2,194 | 771 | 468 | 303 | 3,896 | 2,006 | 1,891 |
| Schools are very far/no school within the Bgy. | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| No regular transportation | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| High cost of education/can't afford expenses | 20.0 | 21.7 | 18.1 | 29 | 29 | 27.4 | 18.3 | 20 | 17 |
| Illness/Disability | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Housekeeping | 8.7 | 0.8 | 17.5 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| Employment/Locking for work | 32.4 | 36.5 | 27.7 | 20.6 | 24.4 | 14.6 | 34.7 | 39.3 | 29.8 |
| Lack of personal interest | 14.4 | 19.8 | 8.2 | 23.3 | 28.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 7.1 |
| Cannot cope with school work | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Finished schooling | 14.0 | 10.8 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 19.6 |
| Others | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Rural ('000) | 5,547 | 3,312 | 2,235 | 2,987 | 1,853 | 1,135 | 2,560 | 1,459 | 1,100 |
| Schools are very far/no school within the Bgy. | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| No regular transportation | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| High cost of education/can't afford expenses | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.7 | 27.9 | 26.7 | 29.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.3 |
| Illness/Disability | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Housekeeping | 6.6 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 17.1 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Employment/Locking for work | 22.1 | 25.5 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 10.7 | 28.3 | 32.0 | 23.4 |
| Lack of personal interest | 23.2 | 30.4 | 12.6 | 27.1 | 34.4 | 15.2 | 18.7 | 25.2 | 9.9 |
| Cannot cope with school work | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Finished schooling | 6.7 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 17.3 |
| Others | 8.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| National Capital Region ('000) | 1,316 | 656 | 660 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 1,270 | 633 | 637 |
| Schools are very far/no school within the Bgy. | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| No regular transportation | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| High cost of education/can't afford expenses | 19.3 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 36.2 | 29.1 | 43.7 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 18.1 |
| Illness/Disability | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Housekeeping | 9.5 | 0.9 | 18.0 | 8.0 | - | 16.4 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Employment/Locking for work | 35.9 | 42.6 | 29.2 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 36.5 | 43.5 | 29.6 |
| Lack of personal interest | 10.4 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 13.2 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 6.2 |
| Cannot cope with school work | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | - | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Finished schooling | 16.3 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 19.2 |
| Others | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
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| Note: "-" denotes zero count or less than 0.05 percent | |||||||||
| Source: National Statistics Office, 2002 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) | |||||||||